Saudi Arabia is making headway on adopting blockchain technology for supply chain management in the oil and gas sector.

Major companies including IBM, Context Labs, Ford and BMW announced their collaboration at this years Futures Blockchain Summit in Dubai and have formed the Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative (MOBI).

In line with their Vision 2030 commitment to adopt advanced technology including blockchain, Saudi Arabias state-owned oil company Aramco is working toward adopting blockchain technology for management and accounting.

In an interview with Bitcoin Magazine, Nick Spanos, CEO and co-founder of Zap.org, and founder of Blockchain Technologies Corp and the Bitcoin Centre NYC, talked about the Saudis enthusiasm for blockchain technology.

For the second year in a row, a flagship cryptography conference in Europe has devoted an entire session to blockchain technology.

The government of Ethiopia has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with crypto/blockchain company IOHK, according to founder Charles Hoskinson.

The country is beginning to explore use cases for IOHKs Cardano blockchain in their agricultural industry as well as collaborate with the company on educational programs.

Join theBitsonline Telegram channelto get the latest Bitcoin, cryptocurrency, and tech news Hoskinson, founder and CEO of IOHK, the company developing Cardano, announced the news on Twitter: – – IOHK also tweeted out the news: – – According to reporting by the Bankless Times, the Ethiopian government is looking at…

IOHK, established in 2015, will work with the government and private sector to determine how blockchain technology can benefit the countrys agricultural industry.

IOHK is involved with education already, having invested up to $1 million in research labs at the University of Edinburgh and the Tokyo Institute of Technology.

Courtesy of Tangem, the first smart bitcoin banknotes are now available for pilot sales in Singapore, marking a breakthrough leap towards bringing bitcoin to the mainstream.

Also see:IOHK and Ethiopia Agree to Explore Cardano Blockchain Projects – – – – Join theBitsonline Telegram channelto get the latest Bitcoin, cryptocurrency, and tech news to a press release from Tangem, the company has begun the first pilot sales of its Bitcoin Banknotes at the Megafash Suntec store in…

The smart banknotes are secure and familiar for mainstream users uninitiated into the depths of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology.

Introducing smart notes will allow consumers to use bitcoin for cash-like transactions.

However, to test the project on a commercial level, 10,000 bitcoin notes will be made available to Tangem partners and distributors initially.